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JEE Main 21 January 2026 Shift 1 Question Paper with Answers
21 January 2026 · January session · 72 questions
72 of the 75 questions from the JEE Main 21 January 2026 Shift 1 paper, each with its correct answer and tagged to the chapter it tests. Free to read, no account needed.
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- Physics
- 25
- Chemistry
- 23
- Mathematics
- 24
Physics — JEE Main 21 January 2026 Shift 1
- (A)2.1
- (B)4.2
- (C)0.42
- (D)0.21
- (A)
- (B)
- (C)
- (D)
- (A)
- (B)
- (C)
- (D)
- (A)2.67%
- (B)2.33%
- (C)1.33%
- (D)1.67%
- (A)
- (B)
- (C)
- (D)
- (A) and
- (B) and
- (C) and
- (D) and
- (A)a = g
- (B)a > g
- (C)a = 0
- (D)0 < a < g
- (A)
- (B)
- (C)
- (D)
- (A)
- (B)
- (C)
- (D)
- (A)
- (B)
- (C)
- (D)
- (A)5.1
- (B)3.8
- (C)6.0
- (D)7.8
- (A)
- (B)
- (C)
- (D)
- (A)
- (B)
- (C)
- (D)
- (A)120.20
- (B)120.15
- (C)120.03
- (D)120.06
- (A)
- (B)
- (C)
- (D)
- (A)AND gate
- (B)NOR gate
- (C)NAND gate
- (D)OR gate
- (A)1.08
- (B)1.90
- (C)1.67
- (D)1.18
- (A)150
- (B)500
- (C)100
- (D)1000
- (A)
- (B)0
- (C)
- (D)
Chemistry — JEE Main 21 January 2026 Shift 1
- (A) and
- (B), and
- (C), and
- (D), and
- (A)A, B and D only
- (B)A, B, C and D
- (C)A and B only
- (D)B and C only
- (A)(1)
- (B)(2)
- (C)(3)
- (D)(4)
- (A)(1)
- (B)(2)
- (C)(3)
- (D)(4)
- (A)Both Statement I and Statement II are true.
- (B)Both Statement I and Statement II are false.
- (C)Statement I is true but Statement II is false.
- (D)Statement I is false Statement II is true.
- (A)
- (B)
- (C)
- (D)
- (A)0.35 mol of gas is evolved.
- (B)7.84 L of gas is evolved.
- (C)33.3 of is produced.
- (D)The limiting reagent is calcium metal.
- (A)4.55%
- (B)10.30%
- (C)21.97%
- (D)16.48%
- (A)70, 110
- (B)65, 145
- (C)60, 25
- (D)25, 60
- (A)(1)
- (B)(2)
- (C)(3)
- (D)(4)
- (A)(1)
- (B)(2)
- (C)(3)
- (D)(4)
- (A) and
- (B) and MnO
- (C) and
- (D) and MnO
- (A)Statement I is true but Statement II is false
- (B)Both Statement I and Statement II are false
- (C)Statement I is false but Statement II is true
- (D)Both Statement I and Statement II are true
- (A)B, C and D only
- (B)A, B and C only
- (C)A, B and E only
- (D)C, D and E only
- (A)C and E Only
- (B)B and E Only
- (C)C and D Only
- (D)A and D Only
- (A)(1)
- (B)(2)
- (C)(3)
- (D)(4)
- (A)D and E only
- (B)C and E only
- (C)A and D only
- (D)B and C only
- (A)Both Statement I and Statement II are true
- (B)Both Statement I and Statement II are false
- (C)Statement I is false but Statement II is true
- (D)Statement I is true but Statement II is false
| Substance | H(500K) / kJ mol | S(500K) / J K mol |
|---|---|---|
| AB(g) | 32 | 222 |
| A(g) | 6 | 146 |
| B(g) | X | 280 |
Mathematics — JEE Main 21 January 2026 Shift 1
- (A)1
- (B)3
- (C)5
- (D)2
- (A)
- (B)
- (C)
- (D)
- (A)256
- (B)16
- (C)1024
- (D)64
- (A)
- (B)27
- (C)
- (D)
- (A)33
- (B)30
- (C)35
- (D)27
- (A)3256
- (B)3252
- (C)3244
- (D)3248
- (A)4
- (B)1
- (C)–1
- (D)2
- (A)
- (B)
- (C)
- (D)
- (A)21
- (B)27
- (C)22
- (D)28
- (A)1
- (B)9
- (C)2
- (D)18
- (A)12
- (B)16
- (C)
- (D)
- (A)
- (B)
- (C)
- (D)
- (A)
- (B)
- (C)
- (D)
- (A)
- (B)4
- (C)
- (D)3
- (A)
- (B)
- (C)
- (D)
- (A)1300
- (B)1500
- (C)1403
- (D)1483
- (A)128
- (B)162
- (C)175
- (D)145
- (A)4
- (B)2
- (C)8
- (D)6
- (A)4
- (B)3
- (C)1
- (D)5
Chapters tested in this paper
Open any chapter to practise every past-year question on that topic across all papers, and see how often it has actually appeared.
- Properties of Solids and Liquids 172/186
- Three Dimensional Geometry 176/186
- Matrices and Determinants 180/186
- Sets, Relations and Functions 165/186
- Current Electricity 160/186
- Sequence and Series 164/186
- p-Block Elements 164/186
- Definite Integration 168/186
- Rotational Motion 172/186
- Redox Reactions and Electrochemistry 177/186
- Geometrical Optics 172/186
- Vector Algebra 173/186
- Differential Equations 167/186
- Probability 176/186
- Permutations and Combinations 162/186
- Magnetic Field of Current 147/186
- Binomial Theorem and Its Simple Applications 158/186
- Electromagnetic Waves 144/186
- Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure 151/186
- Application of Derivatives 139/186
- Limits and Continuity 149/186
- d- and f-Block Elements 126/186
- Thermodynamics 154/186
- Aldehydes and Ketones 135/186
- Solutions 158/186
- Laws of Motion 130/186
- Chemical Thermodynamics 165/186
- Units and Measurements 149/186
- Hydrocarbons 126/186
- Complex Numbers 165/186
- Trigonometric Functions 144/186
- Biomolecules 162/186
- Chemical Kinetics 169/186
- Gravitation 152/186
- Atomic Structure 161/186
- Electronic Devices 145/186
- Circles 142/186
- Dual Nature of Matter and Radiation 155/186
- Amines 133/186
- Quadratic Equations 148/186
- Work, Energy and Power 132/186
- Some Basic Concepts in Chemistry 129/186
- Electromagnetic Induction 120/186
- Wave Optics 130/186
- Area Under Curves 139/186
- Purification and Characterisation of Organic Compounds 116/186
- Straight Lines 114/186
- Waves 109/186
- Capacitors and Dielectrics 115/186
- Atoms 112/186
- Classification of Elements and Periodicity in Properties 113/186
- Inverse Trigonometric Functions 93/186
- Electronic Effects and Stability 74/186
- Hyperbola 77/186
- Electric Potential 63/186
- Isomerism 51/186
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